Watercolours of the Great Exhibition

John Absolon, 'Part of the China Court', 1851. Museum no. E.9-2007. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

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John Absolon, 'Part of the China Court'

John Absolon (1815-95)'Part of the China Court'1851Watercolour and gouache over pencil on paperMuseum no. E.9-2007Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

China did not respond to the invitation to submit work to the exhibition. As a result, the China Court comprised samples from the stock of a number of importers of Chinese goods. The principal of these was Hewett & Co. of Fenchurch Street.

'Part of the China Court', after John Absolon, lithograph, 1851. From book in NAL, pressmark 110.F.16, p.33